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For Year of Mercy, pope extends possibilities for absolution
September 4, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—In an extraordinary gesture for the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has extended to priests worldwide the authority to absolve women for the sin of abortion and has decreed the full validity during the year of the sacrament of confession celebrated by priests of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X. “This jubilee […]
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Pope: Balanced life includes time for family, work, prayer
September 4, 2015VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Work is an important expression of human dignity and of caring for one’s family, but today there is a “dangerous tendency” to consider a worker’s family obligations as an obstacle to productivity and profit, Pope Francis said. “But let’s ask ourselves: What productivity? And for whom?” he said Aug. 19 at his weekly […]
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Long-needed gym, fine arts facilities begin to rise at St. John the Evangelist School
September 4, 2015HAPEVILLE—David Ordner, wearing a white construction hard hat, stood on the grassy lawn and pointed to where woods once surrounded St. John the Evangelist School and where the convent had been for the Sisters of Mercy who taught there. He shared memories about his years spent at the school. The class of 1967 graduate is […]
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St. Andrew Church reaches up and out with renovations, vision for ‘intercultural’ community
September 4, 2015ROSWELL—Under a cloudy sky, the new steeple was hoisted by cranes into place. Father Dan Fleming and Father Fausto Marquez squeezed in a lift bucket decorated with balloons as a crane hoisted them for a bird’s-eye view of the Chattahoochee River and blessed the spire and its four-foot cross. From the heights Aug. 19, Father […]
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Our Lady of Mercy High School implements all-digital campus with online textbooks
September 4, 2015FAYETTEVILLE—No more backpacks weighed down with heavy books for students at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville. After nearly three years of study by a parent-staff committee and a pilot project using digital textbooks in some classrooms, Our Lady of Mercy is now a totally digital campus. While all Catholic schools are using […]
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Father Morales begins first pastorate, ‘a privilege’ he is grateful to embrace
September 4, 2015LITHIA SPRINGS—Three years after his ordination, Father Ignacio Morales respectfully declined an invitation to accept his first pastorate, continuing instead to labor joyfully in ministry as a parochial vicar at Good Shepherd Church in Cumming. “I said, no, I wasn’t ready,” Father Morales recalled. “I was kind of enjoying my assignment at Good Shepherd. … […]
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Pastoral Plan to be focus of upcoming Black Catholic Ministry event
September 4, 2015ATLANTA—“Faith in Action” is the subject of an upcoming meeting organized by the Office for Black Catholic Ministry and the black Catholic clergy of Atlanta. The meeting will offer the opportunity to reflect and discuss the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for the black Catholic community in Atlanta. All are welcome to attend. The event will be […]
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JustFaith Ministries founder to speak Sept. 12 at Cristo Rey
September 4, 2015ATLANTA—Jack Jezreel, founder and president of JustFaith Ministries, will offer a presentation on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. The program will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All are invited to attend. Jezreel’s talk, entitled “Jesus, Justice and Joy: How You Can Bring Compassion to the World,” addresses […]
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Deacon Al Samoranski dies
September 4, 2015GAINESVILLE—Deacon Alfred T. Samoranski of Gainesville died Aug. 23. He was 80 years old. He was born Aug. 22, 1935 to Theodore and Stephanie Samoranski in Wilmington, Delaware. Samoranski attended college at St. Mary’s of Orchard Lake in Michigan and the University of Detroit, where he majored in music and education. He taught school for […]
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Deaf child receives first Communion after first full ASL preparation
September 4, 2015FORT OGLETHORPE—Alex Mullican cannot hear the music at Mass or the words of the priest, yet he feels at home at his parish, St. Gerard Majella Church in Fort Oglethorpe. A third-grade student at the Georgia School for the Deaf, in Cave Spring, Alex celebrated his first holy Communion at St. Gerard Majella May 17. […]